By Kara Patman
Staff Writer
After a four-month hiatus, Mira Costa ComedySportz held its first match of the year on March 28, in which a boys team competed against a girls team.
The team has been unable to host matches due to the relocation of the drama room caused by construction. In the inaugural match in the interim drama room, the girls’ team defeated the boys’ by five points.
“I liked this match a lot because it is always fun to compete against our own team members,” junior Tamara Knell said. “It brings in more of a fun aspect to the match and less of a competition, which makes it all even more enjoyable.”
According to junior Sarah Colen, about 150 people attended the match, and the organization raised $600. The money raised will go to the Drama Booster Club or a boys and girls club that encourages kids to exercise.
“I like how ComedySportz donates its profits from our show to different charitable groups,” Knell said. “We get to make people laugh for our own fun as well as theirs. All the while, we are donating money to help others.”
The teams compete for laughs and the support of the audience.Whichever team has the loudest response to its performance wins the round. According to senior Estefania Freire, one of the players’ favorite games included “pick a text,” where players from a team take audience members’ phones from the crowd and use the texts as a script.
“Pick a text is one of my favorite games because it also involves the audience members,” senior Freire said.
According to team manager senior Gabby Wolf, there is no set date for an upcoming ComedySportz match, though she plans to hold a few in May.
“I think we’ve made some major progress this year,” senior Paxton Wright said. “We brought on some already incredibly talented players, and they have gotten better as time has gone on. As far as the future goes, since our players are all so talented, they will be able to hold their own really well.”
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